Ok so I got this for Christmas from my wife. However I never really played with it. Here is a pic. (borrowed from the net however this is the exact same as mine)
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Well I had forgotten to charge my phone for a couple days. So even with my 3000mAh HiCap battery it was down to 10% and warning me. I had to run out the door and was not going to be able to charge it anytime soon. So I grabbed it and plugged in the "Energi To Go" booster pack. The Energi To Go pack started blinking 2 blue lights to signal it was charging and my phone changed from "low batt" to external power mode. I tossed it in my coat pocket all plugged in and over the course of an hour it took my phone from 10% all the way up to 80%. It was freaking cool.
Well that was about 2 weeks ago. Since then I have found that I could ditch the expensive Lithium batteries that it comes with and use Energizer 2500mAh rechargeable NiMh's. With the quick charger it can Zap charge 4 AA's from dead to full charge in 15mins. Granted when they come out of the charger they are so scorching hot you can barley handle them. So now I can charge my phone at night, toss the 4 charged AA's in my uhm, (what is the new name for a fanny pack that you carry in your hand) Man Bag / Murse, LOL. If I had to I could probably go close to a week without any outside power. Or at the very least a 12hr stretch of playing Bubble Breaker with super bright turned on.
Its nice to know that I can toss the Energi To Go adapter in my car and always have access to power no matter what, even if I forget my car charger or walking around a mall for hours on end with the wife.
Even if my batteries do die. I can pop into any corner market buy 2 more AA's and be on my way.
So if you find yourself running out of juice on the go. This seems to be a great invention. It uses standard USB so I might even see if it will charge my other USB powered things like my GPS module and other stuff. Hmm wonder if it would charge my blue tooth headset. Might get a bit uncomfortable wearing 2 AA's on my ear. But hey its worth a try riiiight. So for the 30 bucks. I say pick one up. I really love mine.
Thanks for the review. I saw one of these in a store recently and almost picked it up...I think I will next time.
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Are these good, I have seen people mess around with the APC and Keomo charger, what about Engerizer?
sample link
http://www.cybergiftcenter.com/appl...ails.asp?oid=21&sku=C81-CEL2MUSB&mpn=CEL2MUSB
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I tried one. It will work to charge the phone if it's turned off. It doesn't keep up when the phone is in use. In my case, using the GPS.
I'm still looking for an external battery like this that will extend the run time while I'm out hiking.
I didnt know you had to turn it off for this one.
I guess I should go with 2nd battery and cradle. Whats worth it 1350mah OEM vs 1600mah aftermarket? hmm.
Actually I have one that my wife bought me for Christmas, I use it on my HTC Tytn aka Hermes. I love it. I can plop in a set of freshly charged Energizer Nimh 2500mah batteries into it plug it into the phone and it it charges while I use it, no problems at all. It can take my extended life 3000mAh Hermes battery and take it from 20% up to about 80% charge in about an hour. Works great for me, as I have a car charger to go along with the Energizer AA batteries which charges 4 of them to full capacity in about 15mins. (granted they are scorching hot when they come out of the charger)
I will be posting a more in depth review of the Energi To Go charger in the Hermes section later tonight.
As for me I am a really happy customer.
nothing can beat this product. the advantage it has over all others is that you can recharge the unit with a wall outlet. no cords needed. i use it for my phone and my archos player. no one really talks about it so i guess i got lucky finding it.
http://www.semsons.com/pocpowban.html
I use the energizer to go. Not on a regular basis, but I keep it with me at all times. I use the 2500 rechargeables charged and when you need that extra power, you got it. I also have the seidio 1600 battery, but guess where that is? Always at home in a drawer. Energizer is really I think the best way to go. But since I flashed Duttys 6.1, I don't use it that much. The battery life in that rom is INCREDIBLE!! I run Blackberry connect 24/7, leave the house at 4am, back home on the charger about 9-10pm, still have over 50%, with moderate use during the day. So between Energizer 2 go, and Dutty, I'm gone
Bronx31 said:
I use the energizer to go... I keep it with me at all times. .. So between Energizer 2 go, and Dutty, I'm gone
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Thanks mate!
Circuit City had these units on sale for $4.17 until yesterday.
Looks like their supply is now exhausted.
I used Motorola P790. It is rechargeable and can have 30% recovery each 1and half hour.
Many people probably already have one, but for the newbies (like myself) that don't have a car charger, this is the lowest price I've seen. This is the OEM charger made by HTC. Shipping for me was $3.99.
HTC 81551 Black Vehicle Power Charger
Brand HTC
Model 81551
Type Charger
Color Black
Compatibility
HTC: 6950 Touch Diamond, DASH, Shadow Copper, Shadow Sage, Tilt, Touch, Wing, G1
Features
Engineered for Reliable Portable Power
Designed and Tested in Our US Laboratory
Plugs Into Car's Cigarette Lighter
Charges Your Phone in the Car
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I have received the charger and Micro SD card from newegg and want to report that they both work great. The charger has a cool blue backlight of the HTC logo.
Oh yeah!
I also picked up the Kingston 8GB Micro SDHC Mobility Multi Kit for $18.99 since I was already placing an order.
Now with pictures
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Not bad for the price
How well does it charge comparing to home charger? I have a cheap one that I used with Tilt and it charged the Tilt extremely slow comparing to the home charger.
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How well does it charge comparing to home charger? I have a cheap one that I used with Tilt and it charged the Tilt extremely slow comparing to the home charger.
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It seems to charge just as fast as the home charger, if not a little faster. If there's a program or something I can use to get the actual watts, let me know.
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It seems to charge just as fast as the home charger, if not a little faster. If there's a program or something I can use to get the actual watts, let me know.
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Look for a program called Tbattery. It will tell you how much power is being drained or added.
hi @ll!
I made little resarch, and now I'm not sure at all...
heres some ext batt in nice prices:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200335091922
Ecell 1800mAh Portable Power Station for HTC Smartphones
£12.99
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270314660161
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2500mAh Rechargeable Li-ion Battery[/FONT]
8,99 GBP
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=370181463842
HTC TOUCH PRO HIGH CAPACITY EXTENDED BATTERY 1800mAh
12,99 GBP
not sure what will do the work...
like this portable power station - smal extra 1800 mAh and working with all 11-pin usb ports [iPhone, iPod, lots of HTC etc...]
ANYONE had any experience with tools like this one?
thx for help!
I have the first one here at home, got it today, the charging was done for just 5 min ago But mine isnt the same brand but exactly the same?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22026
I don´t dare to try it yet, DOES MY work with the Touch Pro? It has an 11pin usb and the package says 11pin...
extra !!!
Mr.Sir said:
I have the first one here at home, got it today, the charging was done for just 5 min ago But mine isnt the same brand but exactly the same?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.22026
I don´t dare to try it yet, DOES MY work with the Touch Pro? It has an 11pin usb and the package says 11pin...
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wow! cool!
so please let me know how it's works! I was just about to buy 2500 mAh battery... now Ill wait for your experience with it - try it HARD
ps: I think it's the same brand...looks similar [i mean box ]
ps2: if I'll got 2500 batt I'm loosing only 5mm, but this cover does not look very nice...
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Do ya really want it to be thicker? Its already a brick
sevenalive said:
Do ya really want it to be thicker? Its already a brick
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yep... i rather it was thicker then discharged... I spend lots of time on it, and I'm not fancy dancing with the charger all day long...
First report:
I charged it fully, and used it a bit but I must say that i was drained pretty quickly, but it can be related to my extensive bluetooth use that I began with since I got my Bluetooth gamepad at the same time, and the first two or three charges are never good, they reach their full capacity after some charges. I will report back when I have tried it again, a good sidenote is that it is really lightweight and easy to carry around
THX for report
I am waiting forward to it, mean while i'll buy 2.5 battery [low cost, worth to try...]
waiting for any news from U Mr. Sir
I just brought a spare normal battery from dealextreme and keep it with me for emergency, seems to preform the same as the original, plus side is you get double performance.
mvp2020 said:
I just brought a spare normal battery from dealextreme and keep it with me for emergency, seems to preform the same as the original, plus side is you get double performance.
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I was thinking about such option but it's quite annoying to charge everyday two batteries... at least you have extra charger - for me its gonna be extra cost...
but thx for info
I woke up 20mins ago and I uplugged my evo from the wall...said 99% battery right now it said 83% and there were no apps running or anything,no phone calls no texts, nothing, it just sat on my desk.
anything I can do to optimize battery? I am considering buying one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-3500mAh-exte...Accessories&hash=item3cb822c62d#ht_4799wt_752
can I check if my 1500mah battery is good? thinking of going to sprint to have it checked out.
I searched and found a guide about plugging and unplugging the phone a few times but it did not help me.
That plugging/unplugging thing really works the best for and SBC kernel.
What setup are you running now (ROM/Kernel)?
There is a way that HTC released, it's in my signature.
Running synergy RC2 with latest radio package in the dev section.
try the radio setup I have in my sig.
Buy another battery. lol. But in the package with the external charging unit. so you can let your batteries run close to dead once in a while then just swap the battery. It'll keep those batteries in good shape. :-D Don't blame it on radios. But could be just that your signal/tower where you're at sucked for a few minutes. maybe they were working on a tower? who knows. Good signal=good battery
I bought this battery and can get 4 days off a single charge with normal usage, and 2 days with heavy usage: http://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Exte..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1311442664&sr=1-2
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I am going to try the uplugging charger trick again...the ac compressor on my car went bad and I'm trying to save a few bucks to get it fixed
I'm thinking of going the ebay route and getting a cheap 3500 mah battery.
damn I cant buy the 3500 >_< phone wont fit in my otterbox case, the max mah of a stock fit battery is 1800 right? Guess I'll have to settle for that
I wanted one of those, but sadly. like no one is smart enough to give us a real case to go around it. there aren't any supplies for it on cases. Plus it looses the point of the phone being at least a little light. makes it too thick.
Yeah, I tried to look for some but didn't find anything, my brother bought this phone for me on the local classifieds and the dude who sold it to him had 2 batteries for it with a wall charger...I don't use the second battery because its a pain in the ass to switch when you have an otterbox case. thats why I may get the 1800 battery, I've read around that its the same size as stock.
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Yeah, I tried to look for some but didn't find anything, my brother bought this phone for me on the local classifieds and the dude who sold it to him had 2 batteries for it with a wall charger...I don't use the second battery because its a pain in the ass to switch when you have an otterbox case. thats why I may get the 1800 battery, I've read around that its the same size as stock.
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You wont notice too much of a difference between that and the stock
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meh better than nothing I guess
off topic
I don't want to start a war or anything but...hows battery life on the iphone 3gs? I know a ton of people in school that use the thing alot for surfing and texting and they keep going at it after school, dont see them carrying chargers or anything o,o
So I have the nexus 4 wireless charger that google is selling. On my nexus 4 I have a seidio active case with kickstand. I cant seem to get the charger to charge the phone. I put the phone in the middle of the charger and it does show its charging but then when I wake up in the morning the phone is at like 61%. Do u think the case could be causing the issue? I think maybe the kickstand is to thick. Seidio dont make one without the kickstand.
I would take the case off. I have the orb too & it charges fine with no case. I have a poetic bumper, but that leaves the back open so it still charges with it on. I would imagine taking off the case will work.
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I figured that would work but thats a hassle really. I think im going to find a new case. I really need a case that includes a holster like seidio does.
Mine charges fine with Seidio Active and Convert cases. You just have position it right -- not in the middle, but slide the phone up some until the kickstand part is almost resting on the charging surface of the orb. And make sure both surfaces are clean so that it sticks and doesn't slide down during the night. I've been using mine on my night stand for over a week now, with the case on, and haven't had any problems.
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Mine charges fine with Seidio Active and Convert cases. You just have position it right -- not in the middle, but slide the phone up some until the kickstand part is almost resting on the charging surface of the orb. And make sure both surfaces are clean so that it sticks and doesn't slide down during the night. I've been using mine on my night stand for over a week now, with the case on, and haven't had any problems.
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How far up is the kick stand on the orb? Mind taking a pic of how u have it placed?
I can when I get home from work -- around 4pm eastern time.
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I can when I get home from work -- around 4pm eastern time.
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Okay thanks.
I remembered wrong. The kickstand part has to be up far enough that it's resting on the inner ring. You can even have it higher up than in the picture and it'll still charge -- same for the Convert case which is twice as thick.
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So i tired it last night and raised it bit higher then your pic and it only charged to 78%. I give up on this qi wireless charging.